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by Blake Thomason
ith October officially in the Coming in last year we were all freshman so it was
books, it’s time to honor the completely new to all of us. Then this year [we have] all
CCC athlete of the month. these returners and our freshman all stepping it up, and
now we have an undefeated league record. Last year we
This months recipient is were struggling, fighting for top three. So it’s been pret
sophomore Sierra Vera- ty incredible, its a really good way to end my career
Cruz. VeraCruz is the libe here. It’s awesome.
ro and captain of the volleyball team. She has been
described by teammates as a leader, hard worker and BT: What will you remember most about your career
amazing passer. VeraCruz leads the NWAC in digs, here?
and has helped lead the Cougars to an undefeated
SVC: That’s a tough one. Honestly my sophomore year
league record and region championship.
is going to stand out completely to me. I think win
I got a chance to talk with VeraCruz on Sophomore ning a region championship. I mean, our goal is always Sierra Velibero sets up the pass to her teammate in region
Night after the region-clinching victory over Mt. Hood. to win NWACs, so I’m excited to see where our team clinching victory against Mt. Hood.
takes that. Honestly, this
BT: What has been the key to your success as a team? whole program has done
a lot for me as a person
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SVC: The key to our success has been always giving and an athlete. It’s really
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100% every practice. We started conditioning way ear helped us grow over the
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ly this summer and I think that’s been a big role. Com last two years. It’s a really,
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is feeding into our 9-0 record for sure.
BT: As an individual?
SVC: I was always taught to give 100% of what’s re
quired of you and then always do extra. For me, I like to
spend extra time doing reps or getting in the gym extra
and doing whatever I can to try to set myself apart and
be a leader for my teammates.
BT: What are your goals for the off-season?
SVC: Right now, as a sophomore, my goals are to get re
cruited. Obviously, I‘d like to continue playing on and
transferring. Also, finishing out strong with my team.
We still have a spring league to continue with and we’d
like to dominate that, and have a good standing point
for the team next year.
BT: How would you describe your sophomore season?
SVC: Oh, it’s been really good (laughs). It’s been great.
BT: Is there any moment
this season that stood out
to you?
SVC: We went unde
feated at our Crossover
tournament, which was
really cool. We played
five games, went 5-0, end
ed up winning a trophy
there. And then I would
say, honestly, our league
[play] overall right now
- going 9-0 * it’s pretty
impressive. I think our
Chemeketa games real
ly stood out to me, those
were some tough fights.
Overall it’s just the region/
league play, completely.
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